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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 28, 2017 Wherever you find people, you also find bacteria and other microorganisms. The International Space Station is no exception. That generally is not a problem. For one thing, the space station is kept cleaner than many environments on Earth. Routine cleaning activities are included on astronaut task schedules. Cargo sent to the station, and the vehicles that carry it, undergo a rigorous cleaning process and monitoring for microorganisms before launch. Crew members assigned to the space station spend ... read more |
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Groundbreaking discovery confirms existence of orbiting supermassive black holesAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 For the first time ever, astronomers at The University of New Mexico say they've been able to observe and measure the orbital motion between two supermassive black holes hundreds of millions of ligh ... more  
'Pompom' Stars May Solve Quasar PuzzleSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 Gas filaments surrounding stars like the strands of a pompom may be the answer to a 30-year old mystery: why quasars twinkle. Dr. Mark Walker from Manly Astrophysics along with collaborators a ... more  
A chemical solution to shrink digital data storageCleveland OH (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 Chemists at Case Western Reserve University have found a way to possibly store digital data in half the space current systems require. From supercomputers to smartphones, the amount of data pe ... more 
Quantum thermometer or optical refrigeratorWashington DC (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 In an arranged marriage of optics and mechanics, physicists have created microscopic structural beams that have a variety of powerful uses when light strikes them. Able to operate in ordinary, room- ... more |
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Dutch scientists fete rare meteorite findThe Hague (AFP) June 26, 2017 Dutch scientists on Monday celebrated the rare discovery of meteorite in The Netherlands, which at 4.5-billion years old may hold clues to the birth of our solar system. ... more  
Study suggests solar eruptions hit planet Earth like a sneezeWashington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 New analysis of plasma clouds ejected by the sun suggest solar eruptions behave like a sneeze. ... more 
Hubble captures massive dead disk galaxy that challenges theories of galaxy evolutionGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 By combining the power of a "natural lens" in space with the capability of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers made a surprising discovery - the first example of a compact yet massive, fast-s ... more 
Dark Matter Day is approachingWashington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 A global hunt for the universe's missing matter is underway, and this autumn everyone is invited to join in. On and around October 31, 2017, events around the world will celebrate the hunt for ... more 
Eclipse Expectations Excite Escapades for EnlightenmentLos Angeles, CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 First reported by Spacedaily.com on December 20, 2016, the great American eclipse has been a daily occupation for my mind and wallet. Hours and hours have been spent with this NASA Total Solar Eclip ... more 
Rare US total solar eclipse excites Americans coast-to-coastWashington (AFP) June 22, 2017 For the first time in almost a century the United States is preparing for a coast-to-coast solar eclipse, a rare celestial event millions of Americans, with caution, will be able to observe. ... more |
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Could a Dedicated Mission to Enceladus Detect Microbial Life ThereLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is best known for its numerous geysers ejecting plumes of water and ice. These eruptive fountains are perplexing researchers searching for signs of microbial life beyond ... more 
New branch in family tree of exoplanets discoveredPasadena CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 Since the mid-1990s, when the first planet around another sun-like star was discovered, astronomers have been amassing what is now a large collection of exoplanets - nearly 3,500 have been confirmed ... more 
Europe okays project to seek alien lifeParis (AFP) June 21, 2017 Europe has approved the launch of a deep-space observatory to sniff out habitable planets in other star systems, along with any life forms they may host. ... more 
Finding new Earths: PLATO spacecraft to be builtGottingen, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 The planet-hunting and asteroseismology space mission PLATO has reached an important milestone: Today, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced the official adoption of the mission. After a t ... more |
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  Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017 
More than 30 years after Voyager 2 sped past Uranus, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are using the spacecraft's data to learn more about the icy planet. Their new study suggests that Uranus' magnetosphere, the region defined by the planet's magnetic field and the material trapped inside it, gets flipped on and off like a light switch every day as it rotates along with the planet. It' ... more Tucson AZ (SPX) Jun 23, 2017The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017NASA Completes Study of Future 'Ice Giant' Mission Concepts  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017King of the Gods: Jupiter Dated to Be Oldest Planet in the Solar System |
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Wherever you find people, you also find bacteria and other microorganisms. The International Space Station is no exception.
That generally is not a problem. For one thing, the space station is kept cleaner than many environments on Earth. Routine cleaning activities are included on astronaut task schedules. Cargo sent to the station, and the vehicles that carry it, undergo a rigorous clean ... moreLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017Could a Dedicated Mission to Enceladus Detect Microbial Life There Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017New branch in family tree of exoplanets discovered  Washington (AFP) June 19, 2017NASA discovers 10 new Earth-size exoplanets |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017  NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is examining rocks at the edge of Endeavour Crater for signs that they may have been either transported by a flood or eroded in place by wind.
Those scenarios are among the possible explanations rover-team scientists are considering for features seen just outside the crater rim's crest above "Perseverance Valley," which is carved into the inner slope ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 26, 2017Laser-targeting AI Yields More Mars Science  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017Opportunity Straightens Wheel, Resumes Driving  Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 23, 2017No One Under 20 Has Experienced a Day Without NASA at Mars |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017 
Russia's Lavochkin Research and Production Association is ready to work with China on designing lunar exploration missions, including orbital and return ones, Sergei Lemeshevsky, the Russian company's director general, told Sputnik on Thursday.
Xu Yansong, the head of the International Cooperation Department of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), said on Wednesday that China an ... more Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017New NELIOTA project detects flashes from lunar impacts  Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2017Cube Quest Challenge Team Spotlight: Cislunar Explorers  Paris (ESA) May 12, 2017Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon |
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A global hunt for the universe's missing matter is underway, and this autumn everyone is invited to join in.
On and around October 31, 2017, events around the world will celebrate the hunt for the universe's unseen "dark matter." Dark Matter Day events will engage the public in discussions about dark matter, and about the many experiments that seek to solve its mysteries.
Universitie ... moreSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 28, 2017'Pompom' Stars May Solve Quasar Puzzle Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Hubble captures massive dead disk galaxy that challenges theories of galaxy evolution  Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Astronomers see mysterious nitrogen area in a butterfly-shaped star formation disk |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 27, 2017  Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder have demonstrated a new mobile, ground-based system that could scan and map atmospheric gas plumes over kilometer distances.
The system uses an eye-safe laser instrument to send light that "combs" the air to a flying multi-copter and analyzes the colors of light absorbed along ... more Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 28, 2017VTT miniature hyperspectral camera launched to space in Aalto-1 satellite  Lancaster UK (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Ozone recovery may be delayed by unregulated chemicals  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017UK-Led Satellite Image Project That Helps Spot and Stop Slavery Sites From Space |
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 The Hague (AFP) June 26, 2017 
Dutch scientists on Monday celebrated the rare discovery of meteorite in The Netherlands, which at 4.5-billion years old may hold clues to the birth of our solar system.
"Meteorites are very special because we do not have rocks of this age on earth," said geologist Leo Kriegsman from the Naturalis biodiversity centre in Leiden in a YouTube video marking the occasion.
The fist-sized meteo ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Impact Threat from Asteroid Apophis Cannot Be Ruled Out  Belfast, UK (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Queen's University scientist warns of asteroid danger Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2017Are NEOs Coming to Earth? |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 
New analysis of plasma clouds ejected by the sun suggest solar eruptions behave like a sneeze.
Until now, astronomers looked at cloud-like structures of coronal mass ejections as single entities. The latest research - detailed in the journal Scientific Reports - suggest CMEs are more like a sneeze or dust cloud, a collection of millions of individual plasma parcels, each acting indepe ... moreLos Angeles, CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2017Eclipse Expectations Excite Escapades for Enlightenment Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017Rare US total solar eclipse excites Americans coast-to-coast  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 23, 2017NASA Prepares for Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse with Live Coverage, Safety Information |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 27, 2017 
China has set the window to launch its Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket between July 2 and 5, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
Carrying Shijian-18 communication satellite, the rocket was vertically transferred to the launch area at Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Monday.
Shijian-18 will test ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017With a Strong Partner Like Russia, Nothing Would Stop China's New Space Station  Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2017China's cargo spacecraft completes second docking with space lab  Jiuquan (XNA) Jun 19, 2017China to launch four more probes before 2021 |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2017
A global hunt for the universe's missing matter is underway, and this autumn everyone is invited to join in.
On and around October 31, 2017, events around the world will celebrate the hunt for the universe's unseen "dark matter." Dark Matter Day events will engage the public in discussions about dark matter, and about the many experiments that seek to solve its mysteries.
Universitie ... moreSydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 28, 2017'Pompom' Stars May Solve Quasar Puzzle Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Hubble captures massive dead disk galaxy that challenges theories of galaxy evolution Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 20, 2017Astronomers see mysterious nitrogen area in a butterfly-shaped star formation disk |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
Carnegie Mellon University scientists can now use brain activation patterns to identify complex thoughts, such as, "The witness shouted during the trial." This latest research led by CMU's Marcel Just builds on the pioneering use of machine learning algorithms with brain imaging technology to "mind read."
The findings indicate that the mind's building blocks for constructing complex though ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017New research suggests problematic memories could be deleted  Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017The neural relationship between light and sleep  United Nations, United States (AFP) June 21, 2017World population to reach 9.8 bln in 2050, UN says |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 28, 2017 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Lisbon agreed with Portuguese authorities on creation of alliance to advance space research, the Indian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
India, Portugal sing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of space, according to the statement.
"During the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ... more Novosibirsk (Sputnik) Jun 23, 2017Russia's Roscosmos May Provide Indian Astronauts With Training in Future  Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2017Return to the blue  Fort Carson CO (SPX) Jun 21, 2017NASA Selects Army Surgeon for Astronaut Training |
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 Oslo, Norway (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 
The Eurasian ice sheet was an enormous conveyor of ice that covered most of northern Europe some 23,000 years ago. Its extent was such that one could have skied 4,500 km continuously across it - from the far southwestern isles in Britain to Franz Josef Land in the Siberian Arctic. Suffice to say its existence had a massive and extremely hostile impact on Europe at the time.
This ice sheet ... more Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Widespread snowmelt in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer  Cardiff, UK (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Scientists throw light on mysterious ice age temperature jumps  Nashville TN (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Wet and stormy weather lashed California coast... 8,200 years ago |
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 Paris (AFP) June 26, 2017 
Ocean levels rose 50 percent faster in 2014 than in 1993, with meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet now supplying 25 percent of total sea level increase compared with just five percent 20 years earlier, researchers reported Monday.
The findings add to growing concern among scientists that the global watermark is climbing more rapidly than forecast only a few years ago, with potentially dev ... more Newark DE (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Small scale, big improvements  Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2017Could this strategy bring high-speed communications to the deep sea?  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Water exists in two distinct liquid phases |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 
Astronomers have used the sharp vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to repeat a century-old test of Einstein's general theory of relativity. The Hubble team measured the mass of a white dwarf, the burned-out remnant of a normal star, by seeing how much it deflects the light from a background star.
This observation represents the first time Hubble has witnessed this type of effect creat ... more Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Breaking Newton's Law  San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Are dense star clusters the origin of the gravitational waves discovered by LIGO? Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2017Gravitational Waves Detected for Third Time |
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